From the Editor
- Jeff Greene became a billionaire by buying credit default swaps on subprime mortgage-backed bonds as the housing market crashed.
- Most of his fortune is now held in real estate in Los Angeles and South Florida, plus equities and other investments.
- Greene spent over $30 million in the summer of 2018 trying unsuccessfully to win the Democratic primary for governor of Florida.
- To pay for college, he relied on scholarships, loans and part-time jobs; he taught Hebrew 3 days a week and checked IDs outside the gym and library.
- To pay his way through Harvard Business School, Greene traveled the country selling circus tickets.
- He bought his first house as an MBA student and rented out rooms. He had 18 properties at graduation.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
- Age
- 69
- Source of Wealth
- Real estate, investments, Self Made
- Residence
- Palm Beach, Florida
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Master of Business Administration, Harvard University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Johns Hopkins University
Did you know
Greene has spent more than $20 million on his nonprofit Greene School for 'high potential' children in Palm Beach. It now has over 100 students.
At age 7 he shoveled walks and driveways. At 11 he had an 86-house paper route for the Worcester Telegram & Gazette in Massachusetts.
In Their Own Words
I was once part of the 99%. I never thought I'd ever be part of the 1% but just the fact that I could try to achieve that was motivating. That's what this country is about.
Jeff Greene
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